Ramit Sethi
{{Short description|American blogger and writer (born 1982)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|6|30}}
| birth_place = California, United States
| known_for = Blogging
| height = 5 ft 4 in
| spouse = {{marriage|Cassandra Campa|2018}}
| education = Stanford University (BA, MA)
| occupation = Writer
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Ramit Singh Sethi (born June 30, 1982) is an American author, entrepreneur, and media personality. He is the author of the 2009 New York Times Best Seller,{{Cite web|last=Silverman|first=Sam |date=2023-04-18|title=Meet Ramit Sethi: The Man Behind Netflix's 'How to Get Rich'|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ramit-sethi-get-rich-netflix-book-net-worth/449859|access-date=2023-10-13|website=Entrepreneur|language=en}} I Will Teach You to Be Rich, host of the I Will Teach You To Be Rich podcast, and host of the 2023 Netflix series titled How to Get Rich. He previously co-founded PBworks, a commercial wiki website.{{cite web|url=https://www.pbworks.com/about-us|title=About Us|access-date=20 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hachette.com.au/ramit-sethi/|title=Ramit Sethi Books|website=Hachette Australia|access-date=20 June 2024}}
Personal life and education
Sethi attended Bella Vista High School in Fair Oaks, California.{{cite web|url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/402014-ramit-sethi-net-worth-wife-books-family-facts.html|title=Ramit Sethi: Net worth, wife, books, family, facts|date=5 February 2021|author=Gladys Mokeira Obiero|website=Tuko News|access-date=20 June 2024}} In 2004, he graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts (Information & Society) in Science, Technology & Society with a minor in Psychology.{{Cite news|url=http://azuma.pair.com/vigethv/southasianexec/?p=252|title=Ramit Sethi: Did You Know?|date=January 11, 2011|accessdate=February 21, 2012|publisher=South Asian Exec|archive-date=October 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002062231/http://azuma.pair.com/vigethv/southasianexec/?p=252|url-status=dead}} In 2005 he received a Master of Arts in sociology (Social Psychology and Interpersonal Processes), also from Stanford.
In 2018, Sethi married Cassandra Campa.{{Cite web |title=Cassandra Campa, Ramit Sethi (Published 2018) |author= |work=The New York Times |date=29 July 2018 |access-date=4 June 2022 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/29/fashion/weddings/cassandra-campa-ramit-sethi.html}}{{Cite web |last=Sethi |first=Ramit |date=February 27, 2019 |title=I've been writing about money for 15 years, and I can tell you too many couples talk about money all wrong |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/talk-about-money-spouse-earning-more-2019-2 |access-date=2021-11-11 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}
Books, Podcast and TV
In 2009, Sethi released I Will Teach You to Be Rich.{{Cite news|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/254509|title='I Will Teach You To Be Rich.' Here's How One Man Continues to Make Good on That Promise.|last=Patton|first=Meiko|date=2016-02-08|work=Entrepreneur|access-date=2018-09-20|language=en}} He re-released an updated version in 2019.{{Cite book |url=https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ramit-sethi/i-will-teach-you-to-be-rich/9781523505746/ |title=I Will Teach You to Be Rich |date=2022-07-01 |isbn=978-1-5235-0574-6 |language=en-US}} The book was ranked #3 on the New York Times Best Sellers list in August 2023.{{Cite news |title=Business Books - Best Sellers - Books - The New York Times |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2023/08/01/business-books/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |issn=0362-4331}} In 2022, he released an updated edition of the book titled I Will Teach You to Be Rich: The Journal, focusing on financial management and including practical exercises and motivational content.{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/new-old-books-to-read-january-2024|title=Something Out of the Blue|date=9 January 2024|author-first=Arianna|author-last=Rebolini|website=Bustle|access-date=21 June 2024}}
He also hosts the podcast I Will Teach You To Be Rich in which he speaks with couples as they navigate financial stress.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-22 |title=I Will Teach You To Be Rich on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-will-teach-you-to-be-rich/id1577864998 |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}} On April 18, 2023, a date chosen to coincide with National Tax Day in the United States, a Netflix series was released titled How to Get Rich in which Sethi gives personal and financial advice to people.{{Cite web |title=How to Get Rich with Ramit Sethi: on Netflix April 18th |url=https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/netflix/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=I Will Teach You To Be Rich |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Silverman |first=Sam |date=2023-04-18 |title=Meet Ramit Sethi: The Man Behind Netflix's 'How to Get Rich' |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/ramit-sethi-get-rich-netflix-book-net-worth/449859 |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=Entrepreneur |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com IWillTeachYoutobeRich.com], Ramit Sethi's blog
- Kimes, Mina (Dec 13, 2011) "Ramit Sethi: "[http://fortune.com/2011/12/13/ramit-sethi-the-new-finance-guru-on-the-block/ The new finance guru on the block]" Fortune
- Lieber, Ron (May 4, 2012). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/05/your-money/how-to-raise-a-financial-guru.html How to Raise a Financial Wizard]". New York Times
- Schifrin, Matt (June 24, 2013). "[https://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2013/06/05/ramit-sethi-how-to-force-yourself-to-go-to-the-gym/#aaeafe153c42 Ramit Sethi: How To Force Yourself To Go To The Gym]" Forbes
- {{Cite journal | author = Kimberly Palmer |date=March 2009 | title = Ramit Sethi: Yes, You Can Still Be Rich | journal = Alpha Consumer (Usnews.com) | url = https://www.usnews.com/money/blogs/alpha-consumer/2009/3/25/ramit-sethi-yes-you-can-still-be-rich.html }}
- {{Cite news|accessdate=March 3, 2005|title=Blogs Expose Personal Finance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly|work=WSJ.com|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB110974163972268078|first=Terri|last=Cullen|date=March 3, 2005}}
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Category:Stanford University alumni
Category:American male writers of Indian descent
Category:American businesspeople
Category:American finance and investment writers